Music events and festivals in Denmark

Copenhagen DistortionHas been held in May-June since 1998 and is a tribute to the Copenhagen club scene. DJs are presented from the entire Copenhagen scene. The festival takes place over five days at various Copenhagen locations.Copenhagen Distortion

Copenhagen Jazz FestivalFounded in 1979 the festival comprises nearly 700 concerts and events in 10 days each year. The festival takes place all over central Copenhagen, indoor and outdoor, in the beginning of July.Copenhagen Jazz Festival

Copenhagen Opera FestivalAn annual opera festival in July creating new space for opera in the streets, canals, churches, halls and homes of Copenhagen, with new initiatives from elitist international talent as well as from established local institutions.Copenhagen Opera Festival

Copenhagen World Music FestivalAn annual world music festival in Copenhagen in September presenting world music from Denmark and abroad. Venues and organisations cooperate in a common festival platform to present the many world music genres.Copenhagen World Music Festival

G((O))NG TomorrowAn annual festival in Copenhagen for new experimental and sound art - sound without boundaries. Founded in 2006 the festival features contemporary classical, experimenting popular music and electronica, often in cooperation with other art forms such as dance, architecture and design.G((O))NG Tomorrow

KLANG Copenhagen Avantgarde Music FestivalFounded as Athelas New Music Festival in 2011 as a contemporary music festival presenting concerts that mix music with theatre, dance and visual art. The festival takes place in May.KLANG

North Side AarhusRock and pop music festival held in June at Ådalen in Aarhus, held since 2010, growing from a one-day event to a three-day festival. The festival is organized in cooperation with the German concert company FKP Scorpio.Northside

Næstved Early Music FestivalNEMF presents historically informed period music mainly at the churches Sct. Peders, Sct. Mortens and Herlufsholm in Naestved, Denmark. Artistic director: Peter Spissky.Næstved Early Music Festival

Roskilde FestivalThe largest international music festival in Northern Europe is Roskilde Festival with an audience of 70.000. The festival has existed since 1971 and presents an up to date and progressive music programme plus an extensive programme of events, art and activities.Roskilde Festival

Smukfest SkanderborgOne of the oldest and largest Danish festivals, presenting Danish and international rock and pop since 1980 in the woods of Skanderborg in Jutland.Smukfest

SPOR festivalFestival in Aarhus for new sound art and art music. The festival takes place each year in the beginning of May. The programme is compiled every year by a curator.SPOR festival

Spot festivalThree-day festival in Aarhus presenting up-coming Danish bands and guest bands from the Nordic countries. Including concerts with jazz, world and contemporary music. Organised since 1995 by ROSA – The Danish Rock Council. An important meeting place for talent spotters, festival organizers, etc. from all over Europe.Spot Festival

StrømAn annually recurrent and growing electronic event and playground in August, one of the most important electronic music events in Northern Europe.Strøm Festival

TinderboxRock and pop music festival held for the first time in In June in Tusindårsskoven, Odense. The festival is organized in cooperation with the German concert company FKP Scorpio.Tinderbox

Tivoli FestivalScandinavia's largest classical music festival running from May until September, presenting more than 50 concerts each summer with internationally renowned conductors, singers and instrumentalists in the old amusement park Tivoli-Gardens in central CopenhagenTivoli Festival

Tønder festivalThe major folk music festival in Denmark taking place in Tønder each year in the last week of August. The festival site has a capacity of nearly 4000 in two large tents. Programmes are presented also at several other venues in the town.

Aarhus Festival - all art formsOne of the most extensive and enduring multicultural festivals of Scandinavia. It is an annual 10 day festival which takes place in the late summer and includes a broad spectrum of cultural and numerous other events of every type, size and shape.

Aarhus Jazz FestivalInternational celebrities and local stars are presented in the festival organized in Aarhus since 1989 by Musikhuset Aarhus and other local venues. The whole city is backing the eight days of jazz, more and more venues are added each year.Aarhus Jazz Festival

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